Architecture: Cite Sources
Citation Format?
Here are a variety of resources that will help you with citing sources in architecture. The citation format that you use in your research paper will depend on what is required by your professor. Be sure you know the requirements before you begin.
Citation Management Tool: Zotero
Zotero is a citation management application that allows you to collect book and article citations from the library catalog and other databases. Zotero also connects with your word processor (MS Word, Google Docs, Libre Office) to insert in text citations and generate a reference list in your selected citation style.
See the library guide, Manage Citations with Zotero, on how to use this tool. The Library provides workshops and support for Zotero.
- ZoteroZotero is a free open source citation management tool
Related Guides
Citation Guidance on the Web
- Chicago Manual of Style Online
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The PSU Library provides online access to the Chicago Manual of Style Guide. There are two forms of Chicago style: the Notes & Bibliography format and the Author-Date format.
- Purdue OWL: Chicago FormatThe most detailed guide to Chicago style formatting and citation on the web
- Purdue OWL: APA FormatThe most detailed guide to APA style formatting and citation on the web
Style Guides in the Library
The Chicago Manual of Style by Call Number: Ready Reference (2nd floor) Z253 .C57 17th 2017Publication Date: 2017
A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Ninth Edition by Call Number: Ready Reference (2nd floor) ; LB2369 .T8 2018Publication Date: 2018
Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association by Call Number: Circulation / Reserves (1st floor) - BF76.7 .P83 2010; Ready Reference (2nd floor) BF76.7 .P83 2010Publication Date: 2019
